Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Drugged out dad found passed out at motel, charged with child neglect; what happened to the mothers of these children? (Hurricane, West Virginia)

Dad is identified as ANDRAISE ANTHONY CLARK. But lots of unanswered questions. Why was this drugged-out mess in a motel with two kids, one his son and one his nephew? What happened to the mothers of these kids? Why is his son in the care of CPS? Did Dad have custody? What "family member" took the nephew?

As the rest of the country celebrates freedom, one father will be behind bars.

HURRICANE, W.Va. (WSAZ) – As the rest of the country celebrates freedom, one father will be behind bars.

Andraise Anthony Clark from St. Albans is charged with child neglect creating risk of injury.

Heather Huffman has been staying at the Budget Inn Motel in Hurricane.

Thursday she saw two little boys, 5 and 4 years old, playing by themselves outside.

"The kids just kept running back and forth on the balcony," Huffman said. “They were dirty. It was apparent they were dirty. They hadn't been taken care of."

One of the boys was smoking a cigarette.

Amanda Edwards is the motel manager. She went in their room and found Clark, the father of one of the boys and uncle of the other, passed out in bed.

Hurricane police say when they arrived, Clark couldn't even hold his head up or answer basic questions. They found a bag of Xanex pills, Clark was covered in blood, and feces were on the motel room floor.

"Everyone was emotional, including myself," Huffman said. "One of the little boys had sunburned so severely it was literally chafed and blistered and peeling on his back."

The manager says one of the boys kept clinging to her.

"The smallest one would not let me go,” Edwards said. “He was scared, almost like this was familiar to him. That's what broke my heart about it more than anything."

Clark could face 1 to 5 years in jail or a $3,000 fine.

CPS took his child into custody. The other child was released to family.

Police say they're not sure why Clark was covered in blood.

Police say that motel has had a reputation of drug abuse.

New management took over in January. Edwards says they've taken steps to improve their image.

"We've went to great lengths to make sure the guests feel safe and comfortable," Edwards said.
"We don't want the drug users who'd been staying here to feel like this is a place to call home."

Edwards says this was the first such incident they’ve had in nearly a month.